ebola virus "ebola hemorrhagic fever "

Ebola Virus"Ebola hemorrhagic fever"

Created by:Lexington Pittman

Michael TrentJake

Type of Disease• Its common name is Ebola Virus• Its scientific name is Ebola

hemorrhagic fever

Description of the disease• Severe, often fatal disease in humans

and nonhuman primates.• It is a virus

History of the disease

• The first case of ebola virus out breakout occurred in the form of ebola virus hemorrhagic fever in the year, 1976 in Zaire

Symptoms• Some include fever, headache, joint

and muscle ache, sore throat, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain• In some patients, rash, red eyes,

hiccups, internal and external bleeding

Transmission• Direct contact with blood and/or

secretions of an infected person• Objects that have been contaminated

by infected secretions

Where it originatedOriginated from 1976.Named after a river in the Democratic

Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognized.

Cures or Treatments • There is no standard treatment for

Ebola. • Patients receive supportive therapy. • Types of supportive therapy are:

balancing the patient’s fluids and electrolytes, maintaining their oxygen status and blood pressure, and treating them for any complicating infections.

Works Cited "Special Pathogen Branch." cdc.gov. N.p., 21 Dec 2012. Web. 22

Feb 2013

"Ebola Virus – Symptoms, Pictures, Structure, facts and History." Prime health channel, 11 jan 2011. Web. 26 Feb 2013.